Science Goals Of Mission

BioSentinel will address strategic knowledge gaps related to the biological effects of space radiation, and will provide an adaptable platform to perform human- relevant measurements in multiple space environments in the future.

The BioSentinel biosensor utilizes the budding yeast to query the biological response to ambient deep space radiation, including DNA damage

Growth and metabolic activity of the yeast cells will be measured using a 3-color LED detection system and the metabolic indicator.